Colorado Technical Assessments CPAS - Career Pathway Assessment System End of program student assessments. – Completion of CTE program of study (2+ years) Multi-state consortium involved in development – Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi – Managed by Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation at University of Kansas

cPASS Assessments Built from CTE content standards Two components to each assessments – Sit-down computer assessment Standard questions & Technology enhanced items 100 questions / assessment Additional modules (20) question for some areas – Career Competency Qualifications (CCQ) Performance evaluation component Five or more for each assessment Student selects which ones they complete ( 3 or more)

cPASS Assessments Operational General CTE – Based on College & Career Readiness Skill standards – Academic foundations & career ready skills Comprehensive Agriculture – Contains content from 6 of 7 AFNR pathways – Add on module for Power, Structural & Technical

cPASS Assessments In development Animal Systems (operational F15) Plant Systems ( add on module for green industry) (operational S15) Manufacturing Production (Operational F15) Design and Construction (Pilot ) General Business ( final item writing) Finance(Final Item Writing)

End of Course Assessments Driven by Teacher Effectiveness legislation. – 50% of teacher evaluation based on evidence of student growth. – Created demand for pre & post assessments at course level. – Utilizing Precision Exams from Utah. – Evaluated each assessment for alignment to Colorado content standards. – Three levels of recommendation for use.

End of Course Assessments Demand for use has lessened due to delay in implementation of student growth requirement. If fully implemented we’ll work with Precision to develop Colorado specific course assessments – Aligned with end of program (cPASS) assessments

Future Projects Instructors trained in assessment item writing and performance evaluation development Creation of additional performance assessments for areas where there are now current measurement tools Development of industry recognized credentials for students completing CTE programs and indicating mastery via assessment system

Future Projects Recognition of student content mastery by PS institutions for admissions and scholarships. Creation of formative item test bank aligned to new National AFNR Career Technical Core.